inspecting

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noun

An act of inspection.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of inspect
nouninspecting (plural inspectings)

plural inspectings

  1. An act of inspection.

    Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings.

    2009, Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind: 60th Anniversary Edition, page 194
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inspecting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inspecting

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“inspecting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inspecting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inspecting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inspecting.

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